Simple Methods for Cooking With Eggs

We all love eggs, and with good reason, they have more uses than almost any other food stuff. They are easy to get hold of wherever you live and are a key ingredient in most national cuisines. No matter how bad a cook you are, you can learn how to cook eggs using some simple methods. Knowing how to cook basic egg recipes like omelettes, scrambled eggs, and boiled eggs gives you an opportunity to modify them into thousands of easy, speedy hearty dishes.

Here's how to make classic egg recipes:-

1. Boiled Eggs Boiled Eggs are wholesome and can make a fast and easy meal. For many people, a boiled egg with 'soldiers' is the ultimate comfort food. To soft boil and egg to dip toast in, first take your eggs out of the fridge and allow them to stand for a while to take them up to room temperature. Heat some water in a small pan and, when it is simmering, drop the eggs into the water carefully. Simmer for just one minute then turn off the heat, set a lid on the pan and let it stand for 6-7 minutes. Experiment with the timing, it will depend on how you like your eggs. For hard boiled eggs, simmer the eggs in the pan, on the heat, for around 7 minutes and then instantly remove from the pan and immerse in cold water for a minute or two. Some people leave them to cool in a bowl of icy water. Hard boiled eggs are fantastic for taking on picnics or for mashing with mayonnaise to make egg sandwiches.

2. How to Cook an Omelette An omelette is very simple to make and is wonderful served with a salad or chips. In a bowl, beat two eggs together and season with salt or pepper. Add a teaspoon of milk or water. In an omelette pan , melt a knob of butter or margarine and coat the pan. Pour the eggs into the pan and move them around so that they cover the the pan evenly. Keep bringing the cooked bits from the side of the pan into the middle to let uncooked liquid run into gaps and cook. As soon as you have a nice soft evenly cooked omelette you can optionally add grated cheese or cooked mushrooms to the center and carefully fold the omelette over the filling to make a crescent shape.

3. How to Cook Scrambled Eggs Scrambled eggs on toast is delicious and is a good standby when you're in a rush or are too tired to cook much. If you have got a microwave, then these are really easy - simply beat 2-3 eggs together, season, add a tiny dash of milk and cook on high. Stir with a fork every ten seconds and stop cooking when they are at the perfect consistency for you. You can also scrambled eggs in a pan - Heat a knob of butter in a frying pan, beat the eggs in a bowl or jug, season and add a dash of milk. Once the butter is melted, pour the eggs into the pan and stir constantly with a wooden spoon. Cook until the egg mixture only has a bit of liquid left. Stir in a little butter and add cream if you want - delicious. For a special breakfast, chop up smoked salmon and mix into the scrambled egg.

4. Cooking Poached Eggs To poach eggs the easy way, you can buy a special poaching pan which has round compartments into which you crack your eggs and then they cook over the pan which is filled with boiling water. To poach eggs without a poacher, pour boiling water into a frying pan until it is about 2 ? cm deep, set the pan on the cooker and, when the water is bubbling gently (little bubbles under the surface), break an egg into the water. Simmer for 1 minute and then take from the heat. Stand for 10 minutes and then remove with a slotted spoon and drain. Serve on toast or with bacon, sausage and baked beans.

These are the four classic, quickest and most nourishing ways to cook eggs but you can also fry an egg in oil. Simply heat oil in a frying pan, crack an egg gently into the pan (gently, so you don't break the yolk) and fry until cooked. Although you may prefer frying eggs, don't forget that poaching is much better than frying because it has less fat (water instead of oil).

R.Wakefield is an ethusiastic amateur cook and writer who writes content for 'The Recipe Collection' internet site. If you want to impress your friends with your culinary skills, and want to cook tasty and nourishing egg and omelette recipes, then you should check out 'The Recipe Collection', a recipe collection which includes many egg and frittata recipes, (amongst many others). You will find an egg recipe there to please anyone.